The proposed bill would increase reimbursement rates for pediatric patients who need general anesthesia for dental work.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Are Republicans trying again to impeach Shenna Bellows?
Bellows ignited controversy last month by pausing the issuing of undercover license plates for federal law enforcement.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine officials concerned by ‘lack of cooperation’ from UPS in ballot investigation last fall, records show
UPS says it fully cooperated with the state and that its internal investigation shows that the ‘box containing the ballots was damaged and the contents were inadvertently repackaged in a different shipment.’
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Maine to get $4M in private funds to improve education, work options in correctional facilities
Only 4 states were selected by a national nonprofit to receive grant money and technological assistance to create education, job training and workforce pathways for current and formerly incarcerated people.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Grateful for Maine legislators work on health fund | Letter
We would like to thank the Maine State Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee for its recent leadership and unanimous support for strengthening and protecting the Fund for a Healthy Maine (FHM), a cornerstone of Maine’s public health and prevention efforts. One bill directs a portion of the state’s tobacco excise tax revenue to the […]
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Waterville approves mobile home park lot rent stabilization ordinance
If mobile home park owners want to raise lot rents by a certain amount they must submit a petition to the city and park renters.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Albion driver pleads guilty in deaths of twin toddlers
Benjamin Lancaster will serve 15 years in prison for striking twin 2 1/2 year-old boys while their mother was pushing them in a stroller and then leaving the scene.
Posted inSports
Here’s how to follow Mainers competing in Winter Olympics
Four athletes from the state are set to compete in the upcoming Games. Here’s what you need to know.
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Bethel’s Frank Del Duca has marched to a second Olympics
The driver of USA’s No. 1 two-man and four-man bobsled teams has benefited from enlisting in the U.S. Army’s World Class Athlete Program.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine’s hospitals chase financial stability as Medicaid cuts loom
About 40% of Maine’s hospitals are currently losing money, said Steven Michaud, president of the Maine Hospital Association.